2018 Regular Session (Louisiana Session Laws)

AN ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 15:574.2(C)(4)(a), 574.4(H), and 574.9(D)(1), relative to parole; to provide for parole eligibility; to provide for revocation of parole; to provide for requirements; to provide relative to administrative parole; to provide for the application of administrative parole to offenders who commit an offense on or after...

AN ACT To enact Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:409.1 through 409.6, and R.S. 17:3996(B)(45), relative to school safety; to provide for resources and reporting procedures; to provide for definitions; to require the reporting of any threats of violence to appropriate law enforcement; to provide for ...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9080(F)(1) and (3), relative to the Lake Bullard Neighborhood Improvement District in Orleans Parish; to provide relative to the parcel fee levied within the district; to provide relative to the amount, expiration and renewal of the fee; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1007(E)(8), relative to access to prescription monitoring information; to provide for access by certain Louisiana Department of Health epidemiologists; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:87(A), relative to the oilfield site restoration fee; to provide for the payment of certain fees; to provide for an effective date; to provide for submissions to the Department of Revenue; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:2162, relative to behavioral health services providers; to provide relative to psychosocial rehabilitation and community psychiatric supportive treatment and reimbursement for certain behavioral health services; to provide conditions that shall be met by provider agencies; to provide for audits and facility need review; to require recoupment of Medicaid

AN ACT To enact R.S. 1:58.9, relative to diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma awareness; to designate "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day" in Louisiana; to promote public awareness about the cancer and recognize those individuals who have been diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact Chapter 12-A of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:3381 through 3383, relative to certain claims initiated by alleged perpetrators of sexual misconduct; to provide for special procedures when claims are against the alleged victim; to provide for waivers; to provide for damages; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact Chapter 20 of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 6:1371 through 1376, relative to protecting eligible adults from financial exploitation; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for notices relative to covered financial institutions; to provide for the delay of financial transactions in...

AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer of certain state property in St. Mary Parish; to provide for the property description; to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been

AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:1421, relative to successions; to authorize access to certain assets; to provide for definitions; to provide for the sale or transfer of securities under certain circumstances; to provide for payment to the surviving spouse pending the appointment of an executor or administrator; to provide for limitations; to provide a limitation of liability for...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:1381, relative to the consolidation of school systems; to create a commission to study the feasibility of consolidating the Bogalusa City and Washington Parish school systems; to provide for the membership, meetings, and duties and responsibilities of the commission; to provide for reporting; to provide for a public hearing; to provide for termination of the

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2031(5) and 2165.5(A) and to repeal R.S. 11:231(A)(5) and (C)(1)(c), relative to the annual amount of retirement allowance for members of the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System; to provide for calculation of the allowance, including determination of average final compensation and accrual rate; to provide relative to the...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3911(B)(4)(f), relative to the collection and reporting of certain data relative to students with an exceptionality; to provide relative to the failure of the Department of Education to comply with certain data collection and reporting requirements; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 49:149.33, relative to the names of state buildings; to name the Willie F. Hawkins Emergency Care Center; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 51:705(G)(3), relative to the registration of securities; to require the submission of notice filings; to provide notice requirements for crowd funding filings submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 18(b)(4)(C) of the Securities Act of 1933; to require a filing fee; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:325(B)(4) and 325.1(C)(1) and (2)(a) and (c) and to enact R.S. 56:325.1(A)(4), relative to possession limits for recreational fishing; to remove a sunset provision for possession limits for largemouth bass and spotted bass taken in saltwater areas of the state; to provide for a possession limit for red drum and spotted sea trout taken in ...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:3097.4(D)(7) and to enact R.S. 38:2325(A)(16)(e) and 3097.4(D)(8), relative to the Sabine River Authority; to add certain requirements prior to entering into any contracts to sell water; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative service agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; to provide for the salary, expenses, and allowances of members, officers, staff, and agencies of the Legislature; to provide...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:316, relative to investments by the state and statewide retirement systems; to provide for investment in terror-free funds or accounts; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana

AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1086.12, relative to neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome; to provide for a pilot project; to provide for the creation of the pilot project; to provide for the duties of the Louisiana Department of Health in establishing the pilot project; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 39:21.3(E)(5)(e), relative to the Medicaid Subcommittee on the Health and Social Services Estimating Conference; to require the Medicaid Subcommittee to submit the Medicaid forecast to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for its review; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:303(E), relative to charter boat guide fishing; provides for certification of a licensed charter boat captain as earning more than fifty percent of his income from charter fishing activities; and to provide with respect thereto

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:10.1(F)(3) and to enact R.S. 17:10.1(H), relative to school and district accountability; to provide relative to graduation rate criteria for recognition of certain high-performing schools;to provide for a public presentation of a school's academic improvement plan; to require the state Department of Education to publish a list of schools ...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2225.4, relative to the payment of unfunded accrued liability by participating employers in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System; to provide for payment of unfunded accrued liability upon dissolution of a department or the reduction of the number of participating employees; to provide for the reinstatement of the number of...

AN ACT To amend and reenact Subpart A of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Code Title IV of Code Book I of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:241 through 243, relative to the performance of marriage ceremonies; to provide for the waiting period before conducting a marriage ceremony; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:173 and 3996(B)(45), relative to behavioral health services for students; to provide relative to behavioral health services provided to students when requested by the student's parent or legal guardian; to provide for definitions; to provide for policies adopted by public school governing authorities; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Art. 3422, relative to small successions; to provide relative to court costs; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Civil Code Art. 136, relative to children; to provide relative to visitation rights; to provide relative to visitation rights of grandparents and siblings; to provide certain terms, conditions, requirements, and procedures; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To provide relative to state highways; to designate the proposed airport flyover roadway or ramp for the Louis Armstrong International Airport as the "Henry A. Smith, Jr. Memorial Road"; to designate Louisiana Highway 3139 (Earhart Expressway) as the "Francis E. 'Hank' Lauricella Memorial Expressway"; and to provide for related matters